- Eat small frequent meals – balance blood sugar and stimulate metabolism
- Eat half of everything you order – reduce calories and don’t gorge yourself
- Cook real food and eat with friends – celebrate the bounty the earth provides with people you love – eliminate processed food!
- Use a blender – a smoothie with a high quality protein powder can serve as a great meal replacement – load it with veggies!
- Rainbow on a plate – 5-9 veggies/day – accessorize with protein, fat and grains
- Protein and fat with every meal – high quality (clean meat) and totally satisfying
- WATER – DUH! Essential for normal cell function
- Move your body – everyday – for fun!
- Manage your stress with positive loving relationships – stress reduction equals better metabolism and less fat storage. Most people loose weight when they fall in love so all in love every day!
- Change up your exercise routine every 12 weeks – the body is a master of adaptation and will naturally take the path of least resistance to conserve energy – it’s a survival mechanism. Therefore you need to be tricking it in to overdrive all the time. Studies have shown that 12 weeks is a good change over period.